"The energy is high, man," said designer Jordan Betten at the Victoria's Secret New York City headquarters, only days before the annual pomp and Swarovski-crystal-studded affair that is the Victoria's Secret Fashion show was to take place. "It's just, like, the greatest collaboration ever."

Now, the chances are that you've never heard of Betten, or perhaps his 18-year-old leather goods design house, Lost Art—but you definitely know his biggest fans. Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and scores of It Girls have been coming to Lost Art's West Chelsea store for years because, quite frankly, no one makes fits-like-a-glove leather pants quite like he does. The brand is known in fashion circles as the go-to for all things leather, exotic skin, and fur. Each and every piece is made by his own two hands, taking weeks (and sometimes months!) to create.

But after tonight, Betten's relative anonymity will go the way of the dodo bird, as millions will set their eyes on his leather angel wings, intricate chiffon and leather trousers, and embroidered leather shorts—all exclusively collaborated on with the lingerie giant for the show, airing tonight on CBS at 10 P.M. ET.

Betten worked closely with team VS on the capsule collection, hand embroidering white leather shorts worn by Romee Strijd and melding leather and delicate chiffon for Taylor Hill's incredible pants, stitch by stitch. Hill herself told us that she's obsessed with the one-of-a-kind trousers. "I love them," she mused. "I asked if I could bring them to Coachella. They're perfect!"

When it comes to designing, however, Betten isn't told specifically which models will wear the pieces, so he's got a nifty little fit formula. "I just design for a woman that's six feet tall—in heels," he said, unfazed by the Amazonian Angel heights.

One of Betten's most loyal fashion fans is VS Angel, Candice Swanepoel, who practically lives in her Lost Art leather pants. "She wears them all the time, it's amazing," Betten said. Tonight, she'll be wearing the pièce de résistance of the collar, welded, wired, macrame, whipstitched, braided, fringed, metallic (we could keep going here, but you get the picture) set of wings that took him three weeks to create.

We asked Betten if there were any Angel secrets to rocking the wings. "You've got to stand really straight and put your shoulders way back," he said. We can all get behind that kind of confidence! Be sure to tune in the the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Pre-Show right this way!